Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah

708 8th St, Armour, SD 57313 · (605) 724-2159

Rural (critical access) hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency room

Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah is a non-profit rural critical-access hospital in Armour, South Dakota (Douglas County), with 11 beds. It has an emergency room. It lists $1.80 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical South Dakota hospital ($4.09).

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Not ratedCMS overall quality rating

$1.80listed for every $1 its care costs South Dakota typical $4.09

1 h 58 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min

11beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

84%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%

88%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

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Emergency room and urgent care

1 h 58 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min

0%left the ER without being seen US typical 1%

ER volume: low.

Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

The money

$56what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$695,661net income, all sources

1.1%margin on patient care alone

$105,882cost of charity care (1.1% of costs)

$575,569unpaid bills written off (bad debt)

73full-time staff (equivalent)

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending May 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. The hospital publishes them on its own price page.

This hospital has no Medicare stay data for 2024. Medicare data covers mostly patients 65 and older, so psychiatric, children's and very small hospitals often don't appear.

Nearby hospitals

17 miles awayWagner Community Memorial Hospital - CahWagner, SDNot rated$2.62 listed per $1 of cost 19 miles awayAvera St Benedict Health Center - CahParkston, SD★★★★★$2.76 listed per $1 of cost 25 miles awayPlatte Health CenterPlatte, SDNot rated$1.77 listed per $1 of cost 32 miles awayAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell, SD★★★★★$4.57 listed per $1 of cost 33 miles awaySt Michael's Hospital - CahTyndall, SDNot rated$1.77 listed per $1 of cost

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